BOYS' VOLLEYBALL: EHS volleyball enjoys success

Tigers finish above .500 once again

Edwardsville senior Cal Werths goes up for a kill during a regular season match inside Lucco-Jackson Gymnasium during the regular season.

Edwardsville senior Cal Werths goes up for a kill during a regular season match inside Lucco-Jackson Gymnasium during the regular season.

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Edwardsville senior Cal Werths goes up for a kill during a regular season match inside Lucco-Jackson Gymnasium during the regular season.

Edwardsville senior Cal Werths goes up for a kill during a regular season match inside Lucco-Jackson Gymnasium during the regular season.

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EDWARDSVILLE -- The 2018 season will be remembered for the close misses for the Edwardsville boys’ volleyball team.

While the Tigers finished 21-12 for their fifth 20-win season in the program’s 10-year history, EHS coach Andy Bersett believes the Tigers weren’t far from an even bigger season. They were just missing some key wins against the area’s top teams.

“It was a solid year. I don’t think we were ever really able to beat the top, quality opponents we put on our schedule,” Bersett said. “We got really close with Vianney. We got really close with SLUH. We got really close with a lot of competitive teams. I don’t think we were able to take that big step forward.”

Of Edwardsville’s 12 losses, three were to O’Fallon, including a three-set loss in the Minooka Sectional semifinals.

The Panthers won the Southwestern Conference title, finishing 12-0, while the Tigers were second at 10-2.

EHS also lost 25-20, 27-25 to SLUH at the Vianney Invitational. The Junior Billikens finished 33-0 and won the Class 4 state tournament in Missouri.

There were plenty of highlights for Edwardsville.

The Tigers finished above .500 for the eighth straight season and they won their seventh regional championship.

Edwardsville also celebrated its 10-year anniversary, welcoming back alumni to watch the current EHS team knock off Belleville West on Senior Night.